The following are the different dart events an organizer can choose from in a tournament setting after determining the tournament format (single elimination, double elimination or a combination of the different formats).

Herein are the definitions of terms describing dart events:

Open Events are events with no restrictions. Open events are events where anybody can play, with no restrictions in gender, skill or age.

Classified Events are restricted events based on “degree of skill”. The classified event is a unique Philippine phenomenon. It is only in the Philippines where there are classified events. Classified doubles, triples and four-person teams are restricted events to balance the strength of pairings and hopefully give equal chances to the majority of players. The “good players” are called classified players and can only partner with a non-classified player. The formulation of how many classified players can team up in the triples and four-person team is up to the organizer.

The methodologies of a classified event are as follows:
1. Grouping of players into rated players as the classified players and the non-rated players as the non-classified players.
2. Grouping of players at the discretion of the Tournament Director.
3. Any other groupings deemed equitable by the organizer in segregating the so-called good players to “even out the playing field”.

Draw Events are events where the pairing for the doubles, triples and the four-person team are drawn, either by blind draw as in open doubles or classified draw from segregated groupings of classified players.

Singles events are either open singles or restricted singles.

In restricted singles, the restriction can either be sex as in the ladies’ and men’s singles, age as in the youth and seniors singles or “ degree of skill” as in the assorted terminology of non-pro, amateur, classified and non-rated singles.

Doubles events are broken down into fixed doubles, draw doubles or mixed doubles. The draw doubles can be open draw doubles or classified draw doubles.

Fixed Doubles are doubles events wherein players register as fixed partners. It is sometimes called “roll your own” or “bring your own partner”. This can either be open fixed doubles or classified fixed doubles.

Open Draw Doubles is defined as a draw doubles wherein a player can draw as a partner any other player without restrictions.

Classified Draw Doubles are restricted draw doubles wherein the supposedly good players are classified and can only have a doubles partner who is non-classified.

Mixed Doubles are usually fixed doubles wherein partners are of the opposite sex.

This is a three-person team event. The formation of the three-person team can either be fixed triples or draw triples. As in the doubles, the draw triples can be open or classified.

The triples event is rapidly gaining popularity, as this format is less intimidating for the novice / beginner for each player’s contribution is only one-third of the team effort. Furthermore, winners of the classified triples events are very unpredictable and, to a significant degree, chance plays a big part.